Old English · noun
brim
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine / neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /brim/
- Syllables
- brim (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- surfbrimsea
Meaning
-
sea, ocean, water
-
surf; the surface of the sea
-
the edge of the sea or a body of water
Declension
All forms (7)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *brimą (“turbulence, surge; surf, sea”), from Proto-Germanic *bremaną (“to roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem- (“to hum, make a noise”). cognates * Ancient Greek βρέμω (brémō, “roar, roar like the ocean”, verb) * Dutch brommen (“to hum, buzz”)* Icelandic brim (“sea, surf”) * German brummen (“to hum, drone”) * Latin fremō (“roar, growl”, verb) * Old English brymm, brym (“sea, waves”), Old English bremman (“to rage, roar”)
Descendants
brim
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